House and Garden 
the city will be surrounded by parkways, 
connecting the four existing large parks, 
which are located at the four corners of the 
city. The proposals to accept the oppor¬ 
tunities offered by the creek called Jones 
Falls, — famous as a natural barrier which 
limited the ravages of the fire, by the Back 
River and Herring Run, by the Patapsco 
River and Gwynn’s Falls and Gunpowder 
Falls Creeks, proves how dominating the 
idea of preserving water scenery is becoming. 
The Olmsted Brothers were employed by 
The Municipal Art Society of Baltimore to 
make this report on the possibilities of the 
city. The Society obtained the cooperation 
of a number of other Baltimore organiza¬ 
tions in the movement, and guaranteed the 
cost of securing the report, in the hope that 
the city would recognize its value and assume 
the contract. After the report was com¬ 
pleted and submitted it was found that the 
hope was justified, the city appropriating 
$3,500 to pay the printers and the landscape 
experts. The Municipal Art Society has 
paid the balance of the printer’s bill in the 
hope that once more the city will refund the 
sum. 
The report is particularly valuable for its 
careful consideration of the specific pur¬ 
poses for which parks are needed. It points 
out that provision for exercise in the open 
air must be made, especially for children. 
“The most important playgrounds are those 
for children of school age, which can best be 
used in connection with the schools. ... A 
few large playgrounds in remote places where 
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